Brush packaging



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BRUSH PACKAGING Filed May 8, 1947 2 SheetsSheet 2 LAWRENCE Z2. SCHUMHHHPatented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRUSH PACKAGINGLawrence R. Schumann, Boston, Mass.

Application May 8, 1947, Serial No. 746,777

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a package for the bristles of a brush and moreparticularly to a transparent case to be used with a brush for displaypurposes.

When brushes are displayed for sale or other purposes, it is necessaryto cover the bristles to protect them from dust and dirt. At the sametime, it is desirable to have the bristles visible so that prospectivepurchasers or others may see them Without removing the covers. Certainprior brush containers have been constructed of transparent material,but these containers are made of paper or other thin material which isnot rigid. Therefore these containers do not prevent the bristles frombecoming crooked and twisted if the brush is inspected, especially if itis rested on the ends of the bristles during this inspection. Also,wrappers made of such pliable materials are without form and thereforefit closely to the bristles and tend to fall in at the tip of thewrapper in such a manner as to compress the ends of the bristles. Thisaction has a harmful effect on the shape of the brush.

One object of this invention is to provide a transparent brush packagewhich supports and maintains the bristles in proper shape.

Another object is to provide a brash package cf simple and inexpensiveconstruction which shields the bristles from dust and dirt, protects thebristles from twisting and deformation and yet is transparent so as todisplay the brush effectively.

Other objects will appear from the following description, read inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of a brush package embodyingthe present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View of the package shown inperspective in Figure 1, as seen from one side, and showing the bristlesand ferrule of a brush in place in the package.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of another embodiment of thisinvention.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View of a third form of the invention.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-5 of Figure 5.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalfigures of the drawings.

In the drawings, the handle of a brush which may be of oval, oblong orflat shape is indicated by the numeral I. The handle I is broken off inthe drawings at the shoulder, to which is secured .the ribs 6 of theferrule.

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a ferrule or ring 2 for holding in place the bristles 3. These bristles3 may be of any suitable type of hair or of any other suitable materialand may be secured to the brush by any appropriate means, as byvulcanizing their ends in rubber.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, thebrush package itself comprises a frame 4, which is preferably a strip orsheet of cardboard, pasteboard or other appropriate inexpensive, stiffmaterial of suflicient width to extend across the thickness of thebrush. Frame 4 constitutes the lining or skeleton of the package and isbent in .two right angles'to form a U-shaped or channel-shapedreinforcing member in three sections enclosing. snugly two sides and thebottom end of the bristle bundle or cluster 3.

About the three sections and the open sides of reinforcing strip 4 iswrapped a sheet of transparent material 5, such as cellophane or othertransparent cellulose or plastic, waxed paper or other desired material.This transparent material 5 may be folded about framework 4 so as tohold the framework in to provide a snug fitting against The envelopeformed by material 5 is open at its upper end to receive the ferrule 2of the brush. The folded edges 1 of material 5 may be secured togetherby any suitable means, such as heat welding, cementing, gluing or otherappropriate method. The material 5 is held in a distended position bythe tension of strip 4 at its bent corners, where the cardboard or othermaterial of the strip tends to open the bent corners outwardly toflatten the strip.

The form of he invention shown in Figures 3 and 4 includes a lining orsheet 8 of cardboard .or other stiff material like that of frame 4 ofthe form shown in Figures 1 and 2. The lining or frame 8 ischannel-shaped or U-shaped so as to enclose three sides of ferrule 2 andbristle bundle 3 of a brush. The lining 8 is enclosed an all sides andat its bottom end, but not at the top end,

which is open to receive the ferrule 2': of the brush, by transparentmaterial 5. The latter compresses framework 8 against ribs 6 of ferrule2 to hold the package to the brush. The material 5 is folded and theedges are secured together at l by cementing or by other means.

In Figures 5 and 6 is illustrated a third embodiment of the inventionwherein a frame or sheet- 9 of cardboard or similar material is bentonce to form a right-angled or L-shaped supporting lin ing. Frame 9 mayextend either partially or all the way across one side of ferrule 2 andbristle bundle 3 of the brush and also contacts another rule by beingfolded at l, where the edges of material are glued, cemented orotherwise secured together. As in the other embodiments, the easingformed by material 5 is open at its upper end to receive the ferrule 2of the brush.

In use, a brush is inserted in the package when it is desired to placethe brush on display or for other reasons it is desired to have thebrush visible while at the same time providing protection for thebristles from dust and dirt. The package is maintained in position onthe brush by frictional contact of lining 4, 8 or 9- with ribs or ridges6 of ferrule 2 of the brush. The package, because of the'supportprovided bythe lining, protects the bristles from becoming twisted,mashed or otherwise deformed and the transparent cover 5 protects thebristles from dust, dirt, moisture or other matter which might collecton the bristles and cause either physical deterioration to them or maketheir appearance unsightly.

The package is of simple constructiomis easily manufactured and employsonly a small amount of materials, so that it is inexpensive.

I claim:

1; A package comprising a paint brush having a handleextending from ashoulder, bristles extending from the end of the shoulder opposite thehandle, a cover for the bristles, said cover comprising a .U.-shapedblank of stifi material constructed and arranged to lie against threesurfacesof the mass of bristles to provide support for the bristles,said blank engaging side walls of the shoulder of the paint brush andextending to the ends of the bristles, and a flexible transparent sheetoverlying'the U-shaped blank and enclosing the bristles, said sheetbeing sealed along its edges to exclude dirt from the bristles and holdthe blank in place against the shoulder of the brush whereby thebristles are displayed on two sides and supported by the strip on threesides.

2. A package comprising a paint brush having a handle extending from ashoulder, bristles extending from the end of the shoulder opposite thehandle, a blank of cardboard or the like having a side panel extendingat substantially right angles from each end of an end panel, said blankhaving a width substantially equal to the thickness of. the mass ofbristles, said blank positioned with the side panels against theopposite sides of the shoulder and the end panel extending between theend panels adjacent the ends of thebristlesto form a frame around thebristles, and a flexible sheet of transparent material Wrapped over theblank to hold the blank in place against the shoulder and the sides andend of the bristles to form a substantially rigid package extending tothe ends of the bristles, said sheet being sealed to exclude dirt fromthe bristles whereby the bristles are supported on the sides and the endand are displayed through the transparent wrapping on two faces.

3. A package comprising a paint brush having a handle extending from oneend and bristles from the other end of a shoulder, a blank of cardboardor the like having a central panel and side panels extendingsubstantially at right angles along each side of the central panel,saidrblank positioned with the panels engaging the shoulder or" thebrush and extending to the ends of the.

bristles, a flexible transparent sheet wrapped around the blank to holdthe blank in place against the shoulder of the brush and each of thepanels against a side of the bristles whereby the bristles are supportedon three sides by the blank and displayed on the fourth side and at theend by'the transparent sheet, said blank and transparent sheetterminating at the shoulder to expose the handle of the brush. 7

4. A package comprising a paint brush having a handle extending from oneend and bristles from the other end of a shoulder, a blank of card boardor the like engaging the outer surface of the shoulder and extendingalong the bristles of the brush to the end of the bristles, a flexibletransparent sheet wrapped around the blank and the bristles to hold theblank in place against the shoulder of the brush and provide asubstantially rigid package from the end of the handle to the end of thebristles whereby the bristles are supported by the blank and'displayedthrough the transparent sheet, said sheet being sealed to err-- cludedirt'from the bristles, said blank and sheet terminating at the shoulderof the brush to expose the handle of the brush. 1

LAWENCE R. SCHUM ANN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthispatent:

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